Six Degrees: Steve Carell interview
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Steve Carell looks to be back in “publicity” mode in advance of this summer’s release of the Get Smart remake, which should make for some fun “Six Degrees” material for us all. This month, he’s the featured interviewee in Playboy magazine (yes, that one). There are some excerpts from his interview, including references to Stephen, on this blog post; here are a few of my favorite snippets:
Steve Carell does Playboy-June 2008
May 12, 2008
On his dad having a hard time watching The Office:
“At first it was probably a little difficult for him to watch his son make such a complete a** out of himself week in and week out. But now he has come to accept that I am, in fact, an a**. He has come to terms with that, and now he fully accepts me and my a**iness.”
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On Steve Colbert:
“Actually, The Daily Show gained credibility because I left. The only bright side of leaving was I hated everyone involved with the show — Colbert, in particular. He seems to be very intelligent on TV, but trust me, it’s all smoke and mirrors. Everything is written for him. His scripts need to be spelled out phonetically. I just got tired of carrying him. He has no idea what he’s talking about. He can hardly spell his own name.”
On if Colbert would like that description of him:
“Maaaaaaybe. [laughs] Yes, Stephen and I are old friends. He is a lovely human being. I also enjoy his Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor.”
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On saying something cruel:
“Hmmm. Let’s see. One horribly negative awful thing? [long pause] I’m trying to come up with something. It’s tough. [another long pause] Does it have to be a person, or can it be an animal or object? I don’t know. I’m thinking, I’m thinking. [another long pause] Okay, I’ll go so far as to say this: Sometimes in the summer mosquitoes can get sort of annoying.”
Read more from the interview here
There are additional pics here and here
I somehow don’t see myself purchasing a copy of this magazine, but if anyone *does* happen to get any more info, feel free to pass it along to us.
Thanks to Sharon D. for her constant vigilance!
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May 12th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
hahahaa!! ‘Sometimes the summer mosquitoes can get annoying!’ LOL!!
And of course his “description” of Stephen is …er…one of a kind…!
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May 13th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
He’s really gotta just take at least one day off from movie-makin’ to come to New York and visit the show. *Turns to camera* Perdy pleeeeeaaaase?
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May 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am
A heads-up, Steve is also in this month’s “InStyle” magazine as their “Man of Style”. It’s a short interview (mostly pictures) but it’s still a good read.
The magazine also conducted a poll to see who is the “sexier funny guy”: Stephen or Steve. Steve won, 62-38.
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May 19th, 2008 at 11:56 am
cool
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